The Los Angeles Lakers want to make Kurt Rambis their associate head coach, according to Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times.

“The goal is seemingly to move Rambis to the bench as an associate head coach. But if that doesn't work, he could become the assistant general manager.”

The Athletic's Bill Oram reported on Thursday that Rambis and his wife, Linda, are part of a group which will interview Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams for the Lakers' vacant head coaching job.

Rambis' current role as the Lakers' senior basketball advisor should help him gauge Williams accordingly. For all we know, Rambis could be interviewing his future boss on the Lakers' bench.

With that in mind, hiring Rambis as Lakers associate head coach is a head-scratcher. The reason? His less-than-stellar record as an NBA head coach. The 61-year-old Rambis has a combined 65-164 (.284) win-loss record in his coaching tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and New York Knicks.

On that note, perhaps it makes more sense to hire Rambis as Rob Pelinka's assistant general manager.

The Lakers are coming off several shakeups in the coaching staff and front office. First, Magic Johnson resigned as president of basketball operations on April 10. Two days later, the Lakers mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Luke Walton. Los Angeles finished with a 37-45 (.451) win-loss record and missed the postseason for the sixth straight year in 2018-19, despite the presence of LeBron James.

Rambis figures to have a key role as the team hopes to bounce back from a disappointing campaign. He played a key role during the “Showtime” Lakers era of the 1980s as a relentless hustler on both ends of the court. Could he play a major role as either Lakers associate head coach or assistant general manager next season?

Better yet, can Rambis help a Lakers resurgence in 2019-20? Stay tuned.